| 单词 | cultural hegemony |
| 释义 | > as lemmascultural hegemony cultural hegemony n. cultural dominance or ascendancy; the predominance of a particular set of cultural norms; spec. (in Marxist theory) the cultural domination of a society by a ruling class which imposes or inculcates its own ideas, values, etc., thereby ensuring acceptance of the status quo by other classes (cf. false consciousness n. at false adj., adv., and n. Additions).In Marxist theory, chiefly associated with Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937). ΚΠ 1918 Young India Feb. 14/2 This maritime enterprise gave to India the cultural hegemony ultimately over Burma, Java, Siam, Annam, and Japan. 1948 J. Kunitz Russ. Lit. since Revol. Introd. 4 It [sc. literature] was urged..to undermine the cultural hegemony of the old ruling classes and to help along the newly awakened masses toward their own cultural self-definition and self-assertion. 1971 Q. Hoare & G. N. Smith tr. A. Gramsci in Select. from Prison Notebks. ii. ii. 258 A multitude of other so-called private initiatives and activities tend to the same end—initiatives and activities which form the apparatus of the political and cultural hegemony of the ruling classes. 2008 Sunday Times (Nexis) 8 June (Features section) 28 In 1971, because of concern about creeping American cultural hegemony, a law was passed requiring AM radio stations [in Canada] to play at least 30% Canadian content. < as lemmas |
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